Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-08-05
WANTS.
Local News.

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butter and egg storeroom.
The new stOry,"Allan Quartermain,"
is commenced in this issue of The
Democrat. Do not fail to read it.
A large force of men are at work
building wagon bridge across the
Wisconsin river at Spring Green.
The circulation of The Democrat
numbers 1856. We would like to
have each of our subscribers send us
the name of at least one new sub
scriber before January /, 1888.
w. II. Bennett, superintendent of
of public property has the thanks of
The Democrat for two large volumes
containing the governors message and
accompanying documents.
A. L. Elvin, of Galena, has been in
town during the past week. He teach
es book keeping and other branches
taught at business colleges, and in
tends TO get up a class in Mineral
Point
A bouncing baby boy has been born
to Mr.. and Mrs. viii Leahy. Mother
and child are doing well, and the father
is the happicst railroad man alive and
feels as proud as if he had been elected
president of the Milwaukee company.
The firm of Hawkins & Osborne,
dealers in music Instruments, has been
dissolved. j. Z. Hankins will carry on
the business at the old stand on High
street, and all in want of anything in
the musical instrument line will do
well to give him a call.
The Boscobel Dial says that many
farmers of the western part of Vernon
county are putting up their supply of
winter hay on the islands of the Miss
issippi river. The hay is fine crop
and will sell readily in the stack at so
a ton. Moving is done in the good
fashioned way, with scythe and
and the hay is carried to the stack on
poles.
The proprietors of the Economy store
have purchased Wright's brick building
next door east of their present place OF
business, and will occupy both stores.
They will cut off the front of the
Wright building, which stands out in
the street about three feet, and put in
a fine new front of Milwaukee brick
and plate glass, which will give the
whole building a greatly improved
appearance.
The annual camp-meeting of the
Platteville district of the NJ. +. church
will be held at Bethel Grove, near
Belmont, commencing on Wednesday,
August 10, and continuing over Sun
day. The c. NJ. X st. T.. railway have
Il station within few rods of the
grounds. Meals may be had at the
residence of J. Martin, adjoining the
camp. There will also be lunch
table on the grounds.
A camp of the Sons of Veterans was
organized in this city on Tuesday
evening, with seventeen charter mem
bers. Charles Grindell, of Platteville
mustered in the following officers
Captain, J. ID. Davis; first lieutenant.
George Beech; second lieutenant Ed.
Bennett; orderly sergeant Rufus Hook
ing; quartermaSter sergeant, Clarence
Reynolds; color sergeant Joseph Ram
sden; sergeant of the guard Alfred
Vivian; corporal of the guard, Frank
Williams; principal musician, George
Hartley; camp guard, Ben Stoner;
picket guard, Clyde Jacobs. The
meetings of the camp will be held for
the present at Odd Fellows hall, and
the members extend a cordial invitation
to all sons of old soldiers to come and
join the organization.
On last Friday evening at about
eight o'clock the large barn of John
Knight, who owns the old Mineral
Point mining company farm, caught
fire and burned to the ground The
fire started in the east end of the barn,
which is farthest from the house, and
was not discovered until it had gained
too great a Roadway, TO be eNtinguished
or to save any of the contents of the
barn except some horses which were
| stabbed in the basement, and were re-
moved in time to save them from burn
ing. The barn was situated not a
great distance from Mr.. Knights res
ldence, and quite close to large barn
or hay shed belonging to John j.
Ross, and for time it was feared that
one or both of these buildings would
be consumed; but the wind which was
strong, was in favorable direction
and although the fire DESTROYED Mr.
Knights barn, a stack of grain and
a large amount of high board fence
it did not spread any further. In the
barn was stored farm machinery etc.
and about forty tons of hay; all OF
which was completely consumed. The
burning building and hay made an i'm
mense blaze. and was seen for many
miles around. The sparks flew fai
and wide to the southeast. and if tn,
wind had been in an opposite direction
they might have caused a contiagration
We understand that there was an in
surance of $1,000 on the barn.